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Mental Health Nursing Practice 2 (NURS90119)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Overview
Availability | July - Online |
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In this subject students will apply theoretical principles in Assessment in Mental Health Nursing and the skills from Mental Health Nursing Practice 1 to support comprehensive patient assessment, monitoring and care planning in specialty nursing practice. Students will continue to apply current legal, ethical and policy frameworks to their practice. Students will continue to incorporate knowledge and evidence of bio-psycho-social factors influencing patient outcomes to inform their clinical decision making in practice and demonstrate clinical leadership skills.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students will demonstrate theoretical knowledge and practical skills in mental health nursing by:
- Be familiar with attain the core documents in the practice of mental health nursing, including: Standards of Practice (ACMHN, 2010), Scope of Practice (ACMHN, 2013), National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce (2013), and Recognising and Responding to Deterioration in Mental State (ACSHC, 2014).
- Understand and act within mental health law and professional standards and ethics
- Understand the role of lifelong learning, clinical supervision and reflective practice in mental health nursing
- Discuss within a team a diagnostic issue relevant to a consumer
- Actively participate in de-escalation and early nursing intervention for prevention of clinical aggression with consideration to the consumer, staff, carer or significant other
- Demonstrate a nursing led group for consumers including planning, delivery and review
Generic skills
- A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written modes of communication
- A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work
- Advanced competencies in areas of professional expertise and/or scholarship
- Advanced skills and techniques applicable to the discipline
- Well-developed problem-solving abilities in the discipline area, characterised by flexibility of approach
- An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline
- An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership in the specialist area
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Clinical Skills Assessment x 5 (1000 word total equivalent) submitted during the study period
| Throughout the semester | 20% |
Written assessment
| End of term | 60% |
Professional Behaviours (supervision log), (total 500 word equivalent)
| End of term | 20% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July - Online
Coordinator Liz Currie Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 15 July 2019 Pre teaching requirements Students will familiarise themselves with the online platform which will provide an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and expected activities and behaviours. They will also be provided with information about studying online and informed about the University resources available to them. Teaching period 22 July 2019 to 8 December 2019 Last self-enrol date 16 July 2019 Census date 16 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 October 2019 Assessment period ends 15 December 2019 July contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing EducationPhone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Time commitment details
Students are required to complete 10 hours of week of online learning and self-directed learning activities
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022